Hi all, key fob didn't work (non flip) when I bought the car on my mk1 (Y reg) octavia vrs, changed the battery but now the red light in the fob stays on but dim and when I press the either button it goes off and as soon as I release it, it comes back on. Tried packing it out and it went off but as soon as I pressed the button I got a bright red flash then the dim light stayed on again, doing the same. Still not locking or unlocking car. Do I need a new fob? Oh flashes bright when the fob is almost held bent and pressing the unlock button.

Really stuck on this now :/ any help would be great.

Thanks Josh

Have you only got one key?

Maybe a silly question, but is the batter in the correct way? I am not sure if it is possible to get the battery in the wrong way, but figure it is worth asking. It however does sound like the keyfob might be knackered....

Yeh only one key. Its in the way the old battery came out, tried it that way and nothing then the other way and still nothing thwn back the proper way and this is when the light started. Not a stupid question I did question myself lol.

Hi all, key fob didn't work (non flip) when I bought the car on my mk1 (Y reg) octavia vrs, changed the battery but now the red light in the fob stays on but dim and when I press the either button it goes off and as soon as I release it, it comes back on. Tried packing it out and it went off but as soon as I pressed the button I got a bright red flash then the dim light stayed on again, doing the same. Still not locking or unlocking car. Do I need a new fob? Oh flashes bright when the fob is almost held bent and pressing the unlock button.

Really stuck on this now :/ any help would be great.

Thanks Josh

I had similar symptoms on a Citroen remote fob after I had dropped it on a concrete path. I also found that when the light was dim the battery only lasted a few days.

I opened it up and found a soldered connection on the pc board track had a fine crack on the track. Soldered a jumper across the break and it worked again.

You said "flashes bright when the fob is almost held bent and pressing the unlock button" suggest yours could be similar. Open up the fob and examine the pc board for cracks, poor solder joints etc.

Found a broken connection and bridged the gap, very neatly I may add but now there's no light atall :/ may have to throw the towel in on this one

I hate giving up especially when a new fob is £112!